By Mr. James Barnet. 



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but this, I apprehend, will be found to be the case in every 

 kind of fruit, which is extensively cultivated ; and though the 

 circumstance is such as ought to make the Cultivator careful 

 in the selection of his stock, it does not justify, nor will it 

 support, the adoption of a distinct name. The like observa- 

 tion is applicable to what is called the Cockscomb Pine, for 

 all good bearing and well managed Old Pine Strawberry 

 plants, will yield fruits of a cockscomb shape; therefore no 

 distinction of name is necessary for them. 



The Pine Strawberry is a good bearer in situations and on 

 soils which suit it ; it ripens rather late. The fruit is large, 

 slightly hairy, with a neck, of an uniform bright scarlet, ovate- 

 conical, occasionally compressed, and when luxuriant the ear- 

 ly fruits are cockscomb shaped, but it will be found that the 

 berries thus overgrown have in all cases less flavour, than those 

 produced of the usual shape ; the seeds are slightly embed- 

 ded in the skin ; the flesh is rich and juicy with a very grateful 

 flavour, pale scarlet, sometimes the largest fruit have a small 

 hollow in the centre, but they are generally solid. The calyx 

 is large, spreading, sometimes partially reflexed. The foot- 

 stalks of the leaves are tall, rather upright, stiff, partially co- 

 vered with long hairs, the leaflets small, nearly oval, some- 

 times nearly round, spreading horizontally with rounded ser- 

 ratures, their upper surface almost smooth, shining dark green. 

 The runners numerous, large, reddish, ascending at first in a 

 nearly upright direction, in the same manner as those of the 

 Bostock. The scapes half the length of the leafstalk, rather 

 upright, very stiff, slightly hairy, branching, with long pedun- 

 cles ; flowers large and late. 



This Strawberry unquestionably stands above all others in 



